Marker.



J. P. BEVER.

MARKER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 11, 1913.

1 ,1 1 5,38 1 Patented 0011.27, 1914.

THE NORRIS PETERS C0,.RHOTO-1JTHQ, WASHINGTON. D. c

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J OHN P. BEVER, OF ALLEBTON, ILLINOIS.

MARKER.

Specificationof Letters Patent. Patented Get. 2'7 1914 Application filed July 11, 1913.

Serial No. 778,601.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN P. BEVER, a citizen of the United States, residing at A1- lerton, in the county-0f Vermilion, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Markers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. I

This invention relates to markers and particularly to an improved construction for in corporating the draft apparatus and the marker in the complete machine.

The object of the invention resides in the provision of an improved construction of draft apparatus for marks whereby all side draft is eliminated with the result that the machine will travel in a straight line.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying "drawings wherein like characters of refer ence denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the sulky frame and draft portions of a marker constructed in accordance with the invention; Fig. 2, a side view of what is shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a front View of what, is shown in Fig. 1 with the marker disposed on the opposite side of the machine, and Fig. 4-, a section on the line nals of a vertical arch member 19 constituting the pivotal connection of respective clevises 17 with the double tree 14.

It will be noted that the terminals of the arch member 19 have threaded thereon nuts 20 whereby said terminals are held against longitudinal movement in registering openings l8 and passages 15 and 16. Secured to one of the clevises 17 is a swingle tree 21, while a swingle tree 22 is secured to the other clevis 17. Pivotally connected to the rear end of the frame for movement in a vertical plane extending transversely of the frame 10 is a marker arm 23 which has journaled on the free end thereof a marking wheel 24. Slidably engaged on the arch 19 is a ring 25 which is connected to the arm 23 at an intermediate point in the latter by a suitable link 26. By this construction it will be apparent that the arm 23 can be readily swung to dispose the marking wheel 24 on one side of the machine or the other.

'What is claimed is In a marker, the combination of a wheeled frame, a draft tongue supported by said frame at the front of the latter, a double tree pivoted on said tongue, clevises at the terminals of said double tree, a vertical arch member having its terminals engaged through openings in the clevises and through passages in the double tree and constituting a pivotal connection for securing the clevises to the double tree, a marker arm pivoted on the frame, a link connecting the double tree and marker arm and extending parallel to the line of travel, and a marker wheel journaled in the free end of said arm.

Intestimony whereof, I aflix my signature, inv the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN P. BEVER.

Witnesses H. W. Six, M. PHALEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Y Washington, D. G. 

